state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
humming a tune (while doing something else)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
empirically; from experience
authenticity; credibility
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
Ichirō; Ichirō Suzuki (1973.10.22-; baseball player)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
squeaking; creaking; tightly (cram); closely (pack); barely (managing); just (getting by)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area